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Registration Information

 

 

New and Returning Students

Welcome to College of the Desert!

Please follow the steps on our Application for Admission page.

Registration Priority

Summer and Fall registration priorities will be based on units completed at College of the Desert by the end of the Winter 2024 term.

Students will be able to view their assigned registration priority for the upcoming Winter and Spring 2024 terms within their Self-Service portal. Students will be unable to register for courses before the assigned day and time.

Registration Restrictions

When a course reflects "Closed" it is no longer available for open enrollment and/or waitlisting. The add authorization will be required in Self-Service even if seats later become available.

Authorization to Add is at the discretion of the instructor.

Students authorized to add will see a blue ribbon "Approved to Add" on their Plan & Schedule menu within their Self-Service portal. For additional add authorization instructions, view the Add Authorization webpage. 

Students may waitlist themselves for filled courses through the Plan & Schedule menu within their Self-Service portal. For additional add authorization instructions, view the Waitlist webpage. 

Students cannot enroll in more than 7 units in the summer and/or winter,19 units in Fall and/or Spring without an approved Overload Petition. Students must seek overload permission from the Counseling Department.

Students cannot enroll in a class if they are enrolled in another section of the same course.

Example

  • Registered for ENG-001A-1234 (Class meets 9:00 a.m. in person)
  • Not able to register for ENG-001A-5678 (Class meets fully online)

Students who have completed prerequisite coursework at another college must meet with a counselor to confirm transferability. 

 In accordance with Title 5, Section 55201, students may challenge a prerequisite/co-requisite if they meet certain 
criteria. View Prequisite Challenge Form for additional information. 

Students cannot enroll until all holds have been resolved. Students will need to contact the office that placed the hold directly for additional information.

Students who wish to enroll in a course for a third attempt, or after receiving a passing grade, must submit a petition for exception to policy form electronically. All notifications regarding the status of the petition request will be sent to the students' MyCOD email. 

Students who have received approval to repeat a course must follow the instructions sent to them via email. Students repeating a course for a third time, or after receiving a passing grade, will be unable to process their registration request through the Self-Service portal.  

Students cannot enroll in a class that conflicts with another course that overlaps in the published meeting time. Regardless of the length in overlap. 

 

Summer & Fall 2024

Registration Priority Schedule

Level Who Date Time
1A

DSPS, Veterans, Foster Youth, EOPS-CARE, CalWorks, & Student Parents*

Wednesday,
April 3

9:00 am
1B TRiO-ACES, TRiO-DSPS, TRiO-Veterans*

Wednesday,
April 3
12:00 pm
1C 91-100 COD Units & Athletics* Wednesday,
April 3
3:00 pm
2A 81-90 COD Units & ASCOD & MESA*

Thursday,
April 4
9:00 am
2B 71-80 COD Units & Student Ambassadors, California Indian Nations College (CINC), Tutors in TASC, International Education Students, & Black Student Success Center* Thursday,
April 4
12:00 pm
2C 61-70 COD Units Thursday,
April 4
3:00 pm
3A 51-60 COD Units

Friday,
April 5
9:00 am
4A ABE & ESLN Certificate Earned & Dreamer Resource Center* Monday, April 8 9:00 am
4B Winter 2024 EDGE/plEDGE students with 12 or more units* Monday, April 8 12:00 pm
4C Winter 2024 EDGE/plEDGE students with fewer than 12 units* Monday, April 8 3:00 pm
5A 41-50 COD Units Tuesday,
April 9
9:00 am
5B 31-40 COD Units Tuesday,
April 9
12:00 pm
5C 21-30 COD Units Tuesday,
April 9
3:00 pm
6A 15-20 COD Units Wednesday,
April 10
9:00 am
6B 10-14 COD Units Wednesday,
April 10
12:00 pm
6C 1-9 COD Units Wednesday,
April 10
3:00 pm
7A Currently enrolled in 0-12 or more units & new students to COD who have completed online orientation requirement. Monday,
April 15
9:00 am
8A

101 or more units; 2 or more terms of Academic Probation and/or 2 or more terms of Progress Probation *Applies unless student meets criteria for 8A. Foster Youth are exempt.

Tuesday,
April 16
9:00 am
8B Open Enrollment Tuesday,
April 16
12:00 pm

Online Counseling

Online counseling is available to all students. Learn more about our online counseling services.

Counseling Office 760-773-2521

Additional Resources 

View Chancellor's Video explaining state mandated changes to priority registration.